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What does Confucian businessman mean?

Confucian businessmen means businessmen with moral character and cultural literacy.

Confucian businessmen, derived from Confucianism, are a combination of "Confucianism" and "business". They have the morality and intelligence of Confucianists and the wealth and success of businessmen. They are the role models of Confucian guests. Business elite. It is generally believed that Confucian businessmen should have the following characteristics: focus on personal cultivation, operate with integrity, have high cultural quality, focus on cooperation, and have a strong sense of responsibility.

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Due to the special way of existence of Confucian businessmen, their use of capital has more cultural characteristics. For the same consumption of capital, there may be big differences in the consumption concepts between ordinary businessmen and Confucian businessmen. Confucian businessmen's consumption is generally at the artistic level, such as building gardens, saving cultural heritage, collecting art treasures, etc.

The consumption of ordinary businessmen is more profligate. Of course, this consumption concept is only relative. I do not deny that uneducated businessmen have no interest in culture and art. Perhaps some uneducated businessmen are more eager to acquire culture and art. Similarly, I do not deny that Confucian businessmen will lose interest in non-culture and art. Maybe some Confucian businessmen are also infected with many bad habits.